...ok, not quite number 1 but the first in many years. I've been lurking on here for a long time whilst looking for a decent donor bike, being in the UK means they're not so easy to come by. Eventually, out of desperation, I decided to just work on anything to have a project to play with...my neighbour gave me this free:
An interesting feature was the mis-matched cantis :?
I had some old LXs kicking about in a box of bits, decided to refresh them with a bit of paint...
Never painted a wheel before but I went to a vintage road-bike show with a bit of an auction, MTB stuff wasn't shifting at all so I got a spare wheel for £1, figured I'd give it a go! I'm going to pick up a colour matched touch-up brush for the spokes.
So, here's a mock-up of progress so far:
The plan is vaguely to keep it all satin black and cream (which is actually Ford Ivory white) with a few bits of old chrome. I want a commuter/shopper/urban bike to save having to use my MTB so it's going to be on semi-slicks, quite fat, probably white-walls and some kind of rack and panniers. Not sure about gearing yet, I really fancy simplifying it but I live in the Pennines (the ridge of hills down the centre of the UK) and the last stretch to my house is about 1:3!
An interesting feature was the mis-matched cantis :?
I had some old LXs kicking about in a box of bits, decided to refresh them with a bit of paint...
Never painted a wheel before but I went to a vintage road-bike show with a bit of an auction, MTB stuff wasn't shifting at all so I got a spare wheel for £1, figured I'd give it a go! I'm going to pick up a colour matched touch-up brush for the spokes.
So, here's a mock-up of progress so far:
The plan is vaguely to keep it all satin black and cream (which is actually Ford Ivory white) with a few bits of old chrome. I want a commuter/shopper/urban bike to save having to use my MTB so it's going to be on semi-slicks, quite fat, probably white-walls and some kind of rack and panniers. Not sure about gearing yet, I really fancy simplifying it but I live in the Pennines (the ridge of hills down the centre of the UK) and the last stretch to my house is about 1:3!